Definitions
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- proper noun A
patronymic surname . - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname; mostly of persons born before 1950. - proper noun A female
given name taken into general use in the 1940s; usually interpreted as a spelling variant ofAlison .
Etymologies
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Examples
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ALLISON (ph) (Audience Member): I'm Allison from Raleigh, North Carolina, and I was wondering if y'all could condense "Grease."
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She moved that portrait aside, her gaze scanning a still life of roses, a slipper, a fan, and a filled dance card with the name Allison painted on it—a tender tribute to the first ball of the sister Tristan had adored.
A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995
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She moved that portrait aside, her gaze scanning a still life of roses, a slipper, a fan, and a filled dance card with the name Allison painted on it—a tender tribute to the first ball of the sister Tristan had adored.
A GIFT OF LOVE Judith McNaught 1995
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She frisbeed one of the envelopes at the pledges’ feet, and Ariana saw the name Allison staring up at her in silver script.
Sweet Deceit Kate Brian 2010
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She frisbeed one of the envelopes at the pledges’ feet, and Ariana saw the name Allison staring up at her in silver script.
Sweet Deceit Kate Brian 2010
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Georgia had seen Ally’s kindergarten report with the name Allison Hope Bishop-Harmon across the top.
Moon Dance Mariah Stewart 1999
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Georgia had seen Ally’s kindergarten report with the name Allison Hope Bishop-Harmon across the top.
Moon Dance Mariah Stewart 1999
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It's about what you'd expect, until the very last shot where we see that Allison is off to the coffee shop to read Atlas Shrugged.
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Bloomberg reports that “Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Herb Allison is the leading candidate to run the Treasury office overseeing the $700 billion U.S. bank-rescue program”; Allison would replace Neel Kashkari.
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Allison is understandably creeped out on "Medium" (CBS at 8) when she gets a skin graft on her hand, and the hand starts moving as if it has a mind of its own.
TV HIGHLIGHTS Post 2010
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